Impact of Cultural Changes

Impact of Cultural ChangesPrepared by: Valtz Victor Echaveria

Postive and enrichingNegative and Divisive

King Philip IIFelipinasFilipinasThe name was later used to refer to the archipelago as one geographic unit.

What used to be separate and scattered kingdoms composed of barangay soon became one country.

The archipelago could be found on world maps as a colony

Pueblo (towns)Parish PriestGobernadorcilloFilipinos have no rights or Privileges of their own.

Except the Principalia classChristianityhave deepened the and enriched the indigenous spirituality or faith of the peopleBut its colorful processions, fiesta, and pilgrimages rendered them generally oblivious, if not passive, to the difficult and worsening economic and political conditions around themVernacularsClothes and Houses advanced in styleWell-to-Do FilipinosPoor became noticeably differentDrab and ordinary attirePoorly built nipa hut or houses

Intermarriage between a Spanish male and a native woman produced the mestisajeIt further widened the gap between the indios and the non-indiosEducation was limited to a fewKept the majority ignorant for a long timeSecond half of 19th CenturyNew ideas and educational opportunities produced professionals and intellectuals among the rising middle class It leads to a radical impact on the consciousness of the FilipinosReforms, rights, and equality

Change in Name

MalakasBefore the Spaniards came to usWhen Spaniards came to usSanto TomasSan GregorioSan Andres